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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-25
A BAD GAS EXPLOSION N
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


Monday evening about six o'clock the
citizens Of New Cumberland, Hancock
county, were greatly startled and alarmed
by terrific natural gas explosion tina,
occurred at the upper end Of the town.
The noise OF the explosion was followed
by cries Of distress from the persons,
twelve in number, who were burnt and
blis!ered by the acorching flame. Very
little property, comparatively speaking
was destroyed or injured.
Tho Ohio Valley Gas Company 10 bring
ing natural gas from tho Beaver county
Pa, district to that point and points across
tho river. It's employees had Just com,
pleted an s.inch main to tho river and
had built fires in the trench to soften the
pipe 90 II would accommodate itself to the
inequalities Of the ground which were still
burning. CharlesSmith, new arrival from
Wellsville, went back to the gate on the
hill and turned on the gas for the purpoue
Of testing the pipe, the lower end Of the
main being plugged. Scarcely had the
full pressure Of tho gas been turned on
than the pipe gave way at q loone Joint,
and the escaping gas igniting from the fire
In the trench.
The explosion followed, scattering earth
and atones in every direction for about
two hundred feet, while the very air
Beemed tillod with flame. Mr.. Smith,
back on the hill, heard the explosion and
at once turned off the gas, or the conee.
quCnces would have been much more ser;.
Gus.
The peraons injured were-one Of the
tong.men named Dogan who recently ar.
rived in that vicinity; he was so badly
burned about the head and face that he
could not be Bent 10 the 1nfrmary as 9th.
ers OF the force were and his recovery is
doubtful. Three other tongmen were
burned and three Italians employed as
trench digGers were badly hlistered about
their heads; Dan Cochran, water boy,
burned about the legs.
Three Of William Manypenny's chill.
dren, ranging in Gge from 8 to s years,
were playing on the porch Of their home,
July fifty feet away; they were burned
severely By the flash, and the house was
scoIched. Mre. Alanypenny was so badly
frightened as to be utterly pros.rated.
George Ro6b and oneo OF bis little children
were standing near, and were badly Bills.
tered.
Two bucgiss, the property Of Thomas
swsney, the ferryman, standing near, and
one, the property OF Peter pugh, all three
Of them nearly bran new, were burned so
as to be Of no further use.
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Tho South BClleirs NJ. L. church sccia
cleN:ed Sll.
Peter Ludwig died yesterday afternoon
o: consumption, at his home in the FonIil
ward.
The Church OF God will hold a fair il
South Bellaire, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.
The Mayer property on Guernsey street
occupied by Roy. ~. y, Hooy, 10 to be sold
at public enle Saturday.
! J.J. MCDermot closed his ealoon per.
manentiy Monday evening, rather than
again pay the Dow tax.
Martial music has become familiar
Eonnd Oh the streets from tho industrious
drilling OF the Wenner Cadets.
Tho prcsiding elder, Rov. W. S. Ham.
mond, will be hOre Thursday evening to
hold Quarterly meeting in tho Second NJ.
Z. church.
Tho fountain on tho Square will have n
stone basin. Work will 30 begun rs coon
Nh Tho worknlen can flush other jobs. All
arc buay HOW.
The ground oil the Cleveland & Pitts
hnrgh railroad, south Of tho depot, 10 hay.
ing cnrhing placed on the line Of tho
atFeet TO correspond with the rest OF tho
GtrGOt.
Picnics Of all kinds are already arranged
Tor Decoration day, but the big celebra.
ton Of tho day will be The fitting ob8erva,
NOE oil decoration services under tho lead
oil Spangur Post, &. A. X.
Tho equalization board has special In.
s.rnctionb 10 BED tina. MI building associa.
ton BtocEholdeB return their stock for
taxation. This stock, however, 10 listed
as credits, md dObts offset 1t.
The flowers contributed Tor DECORATION
day will DO on exhibition Saturday oven.
inH,Rt City hall. Tho givon can attach
Their NAMES 10 bouquets or dcslgns. Other
lowHrs will BIO sent on Monday.
Grand Mnaler Williams, Of tho Maaonu,
haa been hero two evenings, by appoint.
ment, TO meet Rnu instruct tho Maaons OF
thin noighhorhood. Tho new lodge room
Of Ionic lodge has boon tho place Of incct.
ing. Quite number Of alrangers have
been hore, but thore havO boon no parades.
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An Et CENTIllC WOMAN.
"Old Johanna" nIuckretl's Pathetic Deaf
Sesteftlay

"Old Johanna" nIuckreth's Pathetic Death
Yesterday.
Las. Friday, johanna Msckrath, an old
woman living on Sixteenth street, neal
Woods, and known to mos:,oi those in hel
limited circle Of acquaintances as "Old
JOHANNA" locked and barred tho doors Of
her room and went to bed. Prior to tina,
for several weeks she had refused the
neighbors admiitance to her room, though
she was i'll. She vas very eccentric, end
had horror OF public charity, and it ia
supposed she locked heraeli in to AVOID
being taken to the lntirmsrv. She has
been supported by charitabiy disposed
ladies OF tho First Presbyterian church,
the Y. NJ, Q. A. paying her rent. From
Friday TO Monday she showed no signs o!
life, and fearing she WAS dead, neighbors
applied to Squire Davis Monday night for
authority to enter her houss iorcibiy. He
Issued warrant in luuacy, and her room
wss broken open. She wsu found on tho
floor, having gotten out OF bed and being
too weak TO set back. She was removed
TO another room and medical attendance
summoned, but she was too weak 10 re.
cover, and died during the night.
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a SEwEI, CAVES IN.
a Thrcc.Foot Brick Saver on tho South Sid
Gives Way,

a Three-Foot Brick Saver on tho South Slide
Gives Way.
About Q o'clock yesterday morning there
was bad cavern Of q sewer at the inter.
section Of Main and Twenty-thitd streets
Tho sewer is 4 three.foo. brick one, well
made and generally considered ono oil
the beet in the city. What caused the
break ia not known. The bad condition
OF Gasirs was not discovered until Just If.
ter one OF the Schmulbsch bravery teams
had pssse6 over tho spot. 1t was noticed
that there vas small hols in the street,
and investigation showed that four bricks
had dropped cut ci tho pavement into u
deep hole, which On further Investigation
was found to be very large and danger.
Gus one. covered only by the bricks which
were held together by the tar aud cement
poured on them when tho pavement wAa
laid. Il: is 4 Y0lder that The brewery
team did not break through. Superinten.
dent Warden, OF the Board OF Public
Works, put force OF men at work at
once, repairing the damage.
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All Kinds Of Local News Matters Acrosi
the River,


the River.
Mrs. S. A. Junkins Is quite i'll.
The flour mills repor. good run.
W. W. Holloway is in Pittsburgh.
VIM. George, OF Bruce, o., was in the
city yesterday.
Mics Annie McClarin visited friends in
Bsllaire yesterday.
A change Of time will 90 into etIec. or
the G., L. 4 ". road next Sunday.
James Cope came home from college
this week on account Of i'll health.
The Pawpaw Fishing Club departed lasI
night for their usual haunts on the banks
OF the Ohio.
William Gilmore, OF Coyington, Ky,
formerly OF this place, visited his psrenla
here this week.
Nj. F. A. Drummond, shoe dealer, who
left this city come time since to do brsi.
ness in Martins Ferry, will retura here al
an early date.
Mr.. George Harris, a gentleman inter.
ested in the coal dirgers and laborer's or
ganiz ation, passed through town to Phila-
delphia yesterday.
A young man Of Martins Ferry and a
married woman OF this city last week
eloped and went to Bellaire, where they
are reported to be living as man and vile.
The wreck and debris caused by the fire
in ]. G. Dant & Co.'s drug store has all
been cleaned up, and everything now pre-.
sents its rsual cleanly and neat appear.
ance.
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ABOUT PEOPLE.
Strangers In the City and Wheeling Folks
Abroad.

tHC way t.ilU Eulkt
Abroad.
Col. Bob White is at Charleston.
Meesre. Steve Rice and Charles Hughes
leave To-day fora weeks vacation, to be
spent ct Warrington, D. G.
Mr.. Alex. LaUghlin hiss resigned bis
posI:iun aa secretary Of the Junction Iron
Company. No auccessor hga yet been
chosen.
Slate Senate. J. i. Someyvil!e il in the
city. Mr.. Somerviiic coutempia.es To-
cBhug il Wheeling soon for the prac.
iiCe q Law.
0l!e. Louisa Seabright, OF Nineteenth
street, who has been quite Ill for Eegersl
weeke, hes go far recovered as to bs able to
90 about the house.
Major J. 9. Anderson returned homo
niEEt before lset from Atchison, Kansas,
where he has been for several mcnths
participating in the usufruc. OF tho real
| estate boom.
Z Mr.. T. Hill MARSHALL, formerly o clerk
in the Auditors Office in thiH city, is now
engaged in tho quecnaware and glassware
business at Charleston, being associated
with Mr.. Devine, OF that city.
Mr. Frank Weaver, late manager Of the
Hotel Ruhner, ct Charleaton, who recent.
ly came here 10 accept the night clerkahip
of tie McLure HouEe, left Tor Springfield,
where he wSs offered poeition more 10
mis- liking a. tho Arcade hotel.
Capt. Jim Humeo, a veteran Baltimore
& Ohio paasenger conductor, who las
becn Tor tSo yeara past performing office
duty ut Grafton station, has been re-ss.
eigned to his old ruu between this city and
Cumberland on the accommodation train.
Mr.. and MTs. a. Allen Howell ant! Mrs.
Allen Howell, j., have gone to Chicago,
where they were summoned by telegraph
on account Of the aerious illness OF Mr..
Allen Howell, jr. The MANY friends OF
tho Iuuiily here %il! hope TO hear OF his
speedy recovery.
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10 Henry schmulbach for s14 800. which
waa ratified by both branches and the
bills embraced In the committee'a report,
sggregsting Sis 80, ordered paid. 4 In.
cluded In this amount was q bill from
Councilman W. II. Halter OF ST 50 for
selling the Market street property pur.
chased by Mr.. schmulbach, this amount
being a. commission OF one per
cent on the frat $1,000 bid, and a
further commission Of one.half oil ono per
cent on the balance bid, such being
the commission allowed auctioneers BY q
city ordinance. No one appeared to know
anything about this ordinance until nj.
tention was called to It by q foot note on
Mr.. Haller's bill. The general Bupposition
was that the bill for the two or three
hours consumed In selling the property
would be about $40. But as Mr.. Hsllcr
had the ordinance to fall back on, and no
special contract having been made with
him, the bill had 10 BIO paid.
Bills amounting to 81 rs presented BY
the Committee on Health were ordered
paid by both Branches, aud the garbsyc
contracts ordered awarded as recommend.
cd by the committee, and as published In
yesterday o issue. Bills aggregating 81 So 8G
from the Committee on Real Estate were
ordered paid. - M
The Board Of Public Works asked for
So, 707 II to be used In paying for work
done on the East Wheeling brick paving
improvement, and the same was appro.
priated.
NEW ORDINANCES.
The Committee on Ordinances reported
that the Board OF Public Works had no
authority whatever to grant to any per.
son, firm or corporation tho right TO lay a
railroad track or switch, such az It had
given 10 the firm OF klevis, KRAFT & Co.,
and which the firm had taken advantage
Of to lay track on Water street, between
Twenty-second and Twenty.third strecIa.
1t submitted with It's report three oldi.
nances-one compelling tho construction
OF metallic TIRE escapes or ladders on all
manufacturing establishments and public
buildings over 3 certain height; ono max.
ing II prohibitive hereafter for Council.
man to hold his seat In Council md city
elective office Of any kind at tho Same
time, and the third, increasing the mem
bership of.the Committee on Finance from
six to eight, one from each ward and ioul
from each branch. The last two were
passed by both branches; in the Second
there we're four votes against the one in
relation to Councilman holding another
office.
The ordinance In relation to fire escapes
was read once In the Second, aud be-
ling objected to by Mr.. Healy, wen
over under the rules. The Second
passed an ordinance giving Klevis, Krai
& Co. the right 10 maintain the switch they
had laid on Water street under supposed
authority from the Board Of Public Works
A number Of petitions and minor mat
tiers we're appropriately referred snd a. II
o'clock both branches had adjourned.
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Tte '"nIErcEcrTente Ttrci6cH Ol
tho -, 4 Female College will begin
this year VIA the nSCCsiearIentn HrruGn,
preached Icy Row. 6rOtge T.. ililG ut the
FoGrIh Street LnuiC!. on Sunday evening,
June 3 iks commencement proper will
hG given In re Ojtfa iIouse on HE even.
ing Of Jane = The graduating clagH thin
year il CQwGO.ed ri MisscU May lIeall,
laura VI. Cuh' Margaret L. Brltt, a.
DrnDic Garden, kale I.IEsnH, DnfN Kptrn.
burg, Annie NJ. S,Gyenann, and Cora a.
Wheeler, Of Wheeling; Miss Virginia y.
shaGcr, Ul JunngitOn, ". Va; MIrees
Sidney K. llsviland, Mary 4. Hill, Minnie
J.. Parks gnd Aiiio V. VHuDOrcn, Of Ken
lucky,
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MARTINS FERRY.
Funerals III. BY a Poisoned pos-yar,ou.

VI fhoirehoul
re-. News Notes.
Miss Nettie Moore Ia on the sick List.
The Walnut Grove timber sold for Is
cents foot. WIS !..8
R. S. Stewart yesterday received q tele.
gram announcing the death Of his father,
In Chester county, Pa. Mr.. Stewart has
left to attend the funeral. q. q,
Arrangements have been made by the
Treasurer Of Belmont county, for r. r.
Howell to collect taxes for Psase town.
ship, free Of charge 10 Taxpayers. Books
are now open OF Il. T. HOWELL store.
Albert WEIGH yesterday afternoon Loaf
very valuable dog, q spaniel, some one
giving II poison. Mr.. WEIGH In attempt
Ing to administer an emotic was bitten on
the finger, causing painful and danger
Gus wound.
The funeral Of Mrs. Chas. Green took
place yesterday morning and was largely
attended. The nailers Of the Laughlin
mill stopped work and attended the fun.
eral. Rev. Mr.. Walker conducted the
burial services.
Mrs. j.. B. Gillespie, OF this city, &C.
companied by Misses Belle Hall and
Jessie Smith, Of New Alexander, returned
from their visit 10 Cincinnati on Wednes.
day. The young ladies returned to their
homes in Alexander yesterday.
The Citizsna' Gornet Band have Just 70.
ceivel their uniforms from Wellsburg,
which arc neat and nobby. Tho band
will give concert in Toronto on Satur-
day next, assisted by some Of the best
home talent, choruses and vocalists.
The funeral Of Jefferson O'Connell, r.,
took place yesterday afternoon at o'clock.
The employees Of the Elson Glass works
stopped work to attend the burial OF the
remains OF tho unfortunate lad. The
funeral was one Of the largest ever wit
messed in the city.
The treasurer OF the relief committee
has received tho following additional
Gums, for the benefit Of cyclone sufferers:
Bellaire, through l. Blum, S2S7. 05; T. A.,
Pleasant Valley, ". Va, sl00; John
Ulrich, $500; Hamilton & VanLee,
Woodsileld, $40. Total, 5000. 10.
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REAL ESTATE.
Es1.R IS ALE.

One OF the most desirable and substantial resi-.
deuces within tho city situated on northeast cor
hes OF ChRplthe and Fourteenth streets, ffutfEc
numbered $50 Chapline street: the lot fronts e
feet on Chapline Street Terms Of payment, EASY
onc.A nth cash, balance In equal annual pay menus
with tntcrtst payable annually. FlIiGta yeArS
time given II desired.
No. $50 Twelfth strrct, full i0t 60 By iaH feet
roomed house on front, toou,ed house on
alley. Price, $500
4 full lot south o! house numbered 2So2 .Eott
street. Price, $1,000.
Fifty Aero Farm near TTladclphR,
~ Acrrs near Stoue Church, Elm Grovc.
rs Aero Farm on Middle Wheeling Creek, thno
miles nom TriadGlphiA, $50 per acre.
Six Acres on Peters Run, $1,000.
A desirable residence al Beech Bottom, on tho
line OF The r., ". Il ky.'Railruad, u miles from
Wheeling. consisting OF new frame housc aud IL
acrrs OF land; will exchange for desirable cts
property.
No GJ North Front street, ground fronting 60 feet
and running back Ri equal width 10 river.
No. 1877 South Penn street, n six rooMCd franc
house with stone foundation and basement, wash
room, cellar and coal house; ground fronting 10
feet, running back 10 feet. Price, 81, GO
Lot No, la5 southwest corner OF NlHiuia aud
South York streets. with part OF lot No IS6 ia all
iroutng q feet on Virginia street and 10 IcG. on
South York street.
No 10 Sixteenth street; on first floor Is dining.
room, kitchen, panty, wAShhouSc AMI cOAl house;
second hOoy Is two rooms and hall: tlnl flanr,
three rooms aud hall finished attic, illuminating
gAS throughout, water on Inst and ihini loOp, n
side entrance; ernund Is irc front. running hack
Is feet; can now be bought for sl,7OO.
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0Gice. So.. 20 and ~ IionrloOnlh street.
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ST. JACOBS OH always cures my pains
F. Worries, Plymouth, Wis.
Lucky Mans Gratitude Expressed.

n Luchy 'ais rfhtituue Expressed.
BOi.oH tAanl Plot, April 10.
WRlGnTsvlLLE, PA, April 5 Editor Of
The Pilot, Boston, Mas.:-Thirty-fys years
ago the Pennsylvania canal boatmen
would boat all summer on the canals, and
steamboat on the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers in the winter. l never Though!
then, when bos!ed between Pittsburgh
and New 0flesns, that should draw on
March 18th, from the Louisiana State Lot
terry, $4,000 God is good, | thank Him
Tor the great favor. ] also thank the oil
GERS Of tho Louisiana State Lottery ior
sending me tho lucky ticket, No. &C, 55l.
1t only took FIVE days ficm the day rent
my ticket until got The money. Yours,
with very great respect,
DAw THOMAS FALvEr.
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The sisson Brothers, noted breeders Of
fine Devon stock in this county, shipped
to Indiana county, Pennsylvania, nine
head OF thoroughbreds at S675. Some OF
them were yeailings. The highest average
was two at Sl25 each, the total average So
each. Mr.. Sisson has two year old that
is o beauty; has taken premiums when
ever exhibited at State fairs. Mr.. Sisson
is also member Of the Devon Stock As.
sociation Of the United States and has had
the opportunity Of inspecting tho finest
heIda aud gaining all points OF information
as successful breeder Of thorough strain.
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Stase Of tho Water and Movement. OF sh
1sOntg.


S,ass Of tho Water and Movements o. ,ht
E0nts.
The Andea got AWAY about O'Clock Lee
evening with lair sizad trip on board.
The W. n. Chancellor passea up to.la,
on her way from Charleston to Pittsburgh
The Kstie S:ockdsle passed up ysster
day, and tho steamer Fashion vent up II
tho PitsRbuEgh-Cl Cincinnati trade.
Work on the new steamer for the Relic
Towboat Company that il being built
here by the sweeneys is progressing rap
idly.
The marks last evening indicated q
depth in the river OF 4 feet . iEcnes and
the river was falling. A slight riBe i.
looked for rs the result Of tha raiua OF yea
tord8y.
A petitiored signed by & number OF tbs
leading Wholesale merchants, produce
men and otherE, who havo ocCssion fire..
GuenLy to send their teams TO the leveo,
was presented 10 Council ut it's meeting
laat night, praying that body to have tho
public landing repaired; the paper WAC re.
feEFed to tho Board OF Pabiie Wotke The
levec 10 in q most deplorS6le condition
Just now. There arc places where all tho
paving has disappeared and loose cobbles
that hHvO been forced gu. OF place liz
about oil over tho place. Hauling over
the PLACES 10 hard bo:h on tho horses and
the vehicles.
TIKI NEW rELLAIRE rACRET,
Tho now steamer contracted for by
Capt. James S. Mcdonald for tho Bellsire
trHle will DO beauty when flushed, mud
according to the plomHo Of her builder,
Captain Knox, OF Harmar, will be one of tho
.astcBt and most comfortable steamers OF
her aize on either tho upper or lower
river. Tho boat haR already hoen five
days under construction and will be finish
cd according TO contract In just 55 days
from dHto. Tho now boat will be one.
third larger than the Princess and posness
lNlly double her power. She will DO
called tho "Bellaire." Tho dimensions
OF tho s,camcr will DO 81 feet beam, 81
foot hold and ia feet in length. Especial
caro- will DO taken in tho fitting up Of tho
cabina, which will be worry handsomely
appointed throughout when finished. Tho
machinery will ho furnishOd by Sweeney
4 Son, tho cylindors being ia inches
In diameter with 8 foot ptrpkp.
Captain Mcdonald utilized his fifty years'
experience on tho river in drawing up
this plans Tor tho now steamer, and IN q
reRult 1t VIII DO comfortable md apoCdy,
and yet durable enough 10 weather tho
acrceBt wind Btorm that ever passed over
thin 0Gctton Of tho country. II has not
bron definitely decided 40 yot In what
ciaaa Of Tho local trade the new boa. will
PLACED. but she will probably ply between
Dollaire md Martins Ferry.
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WAIT. WATT. WAITE.


Until Saturday, May IS, for the great
Bankrupt sale OF fine clothing. SIS O0O
worth OF Mems, Youths, Boys and Chill.
dren's clothing will DO sold regardless OF
coat at No. 1880 Main street, four doors
above Twelfth street. This stock is from
= large wholesale clothing manufacturer in
New York that has failed, and the entire
stock must positively close at the end Of two
weeks. Remember the Great Bsnkrupt
Clothing Sale will commence Saturday,
May IS, o! No. ll39 Main street, four doors
aboye Peoples Bank, Wheeling, ". Va.
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In tho Police Court yesterday tho fjl.
loving tines Xafe gsssa'ad:
III, GoIEb, - in rHch 4 tSn cRqsr. md
went mp in default .! payment for lalrty
dsla IN r4rh.
STORY" De-. IS f., interfering Silh
al rili,aE
/: h'J! Rnach, carryin,; concealed scur.
o.d, -.
Inns aai Henry Auburn, - erch for
III, O.f,rr